http://www.matpeterson.com Standing on the shoulders of giants. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:15:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Mac shareware model is built around 3 important features for consumers: Being able to try the software Paying an upfront cost to continue to use the software Paying an upgrade cost when the developer writes a significant update   The MacHeist deal allows you to try the software with ease as you can simply ... http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=47 Really ARIA? You expect me to pay $2.19 for a single song? You've got to be joking. Don't expect $2.19 songs to ever reach the number 1 spot in the top 100. Update: And confirmation that sales have been impacted. I bet the slide is even worse in Australia! Great job ... http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=46 When it comes to making a new product, and I'm going to use the Mac Indie shareware market as my example, there are only a few steps that you need to follow: define your niche, execute to your definition, and market your new product.   Define your niche "Life is like a snowball. ... http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=45 Number of times in 2008 that the S&P 500 closed up or down 5% in a single day: 17 Number of times between 1956 and 2007 it did this: 17 source: Harper's Index So far this year we've added two to the tally including today's stupendous 6.37% rise and several more above 4%. While ... http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=41 They are now recommending you buy Qantas. I recommend that if you want minimal returns with a high probability of losing all your money. The airline industry is a terrible business no matter which carrier you are. Update: Qantas announce a substantial fall in profits and job cuts. http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=39 Fairfax (ASX:FXJ) advertises on its Commsec page that it "publishes 240 regional, rural and community publications, has a significant presence in New Zealand, an agricultural publishing business in the US, 9 radio licenses in Queensland and South Australia and metro newspapers in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra". This would be quite ... http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=38 In light of recent events, it would benefit all CEOs to be aware of who they are in fact working for: their shareholders. Management are, after all, only meant to divert the companies capital in such a way as to provide a maximum return for their shareholders for as long ... http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=36 It was a little earlier than I expected but the All Ordinaries has achieved the 50% fall in 1 year and 18 days. Here's to hoping for another 50% from here! http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=35 3436.6 is the magic number whereby the All Ordinaries will have fallen 50% from its high on the 1st of November 2007. My prediction: we hit it this week. http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=34 When the stock market is rising the cautious few, the value investors and their kin, are allowed to be pessimistic without fear of hurting other stock markets players as no one is losing money. However, due to being cautious the value investors are also labelled as out of touch and ... http://www.matpeterson.com/?p=33